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H. C. HICKS.

STOCK GAR.

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SFECIFICATON forming part of Letters Patent No. 338,741, dated March 30,1886.

Application filed September 1'2, 1885.

To all wwnt it 7a2/ty concern;

Be it known that I, HENRY CLINTON Hicks, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Minneapolis, in the county of Hennepin and State ofMinnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inStock-Cars for Swine, Sheep, dsc., of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to that class of stockcars adapted to thetransportation of swine, sheep, and similar-sized animals; and itconsists in the construction, combination, and arrangement of parts, ashereinafter' shown and described.

In the drawings, Figure l is a sectional side elevation of one-half of astock-car, showing` my improvements arranged therein. Fig. 2 is a planView of Fig. l, with the central portion of the iioor broken out forconvenience in drawing. Fig. 3 is a cross-section on the line .fr ofFig. l, showing one section of the auxiliary folding deck or floor inplace ready for use. Fig. 4 is a sectional detail of one side of thecar, similar to that shown in Fig. 3, with the folding deck elevated.Figs. 5 and 6 are enlarged details illustrating the construction andmode of application of the combined foldingdeck support anddrainage-tubes. Figs. 7 and 8 are enlarged sectional detailsillustrating some slight variations in the manner of constructing andoperating the folding slatted belt, Sie.

A is the main floor, B the stanchions or frame-work, C the roof, and Dthe doorwayopenings, of a stock-car of the ordinary construction.

Stock-cars in which it is intended to transport swine, sheep, andsimilar-sized animals are usually formed with an auxiliary deck or ioorabout midway between the main deck and the roof, on which an additionalstock of animals is carried, and the manner of forming this auxiliarydeck, whereby it may be folded up out of the way when not in use, andalso the arrangement, in combination with said folding auxiliary deck,of adjustable partitionbars, whereby the car may be formed into a numberof separate compartments, constitutes the main feature of my invention.

The auxiliary deck may be formed in any desired number of sections; butgenerally it Serial No. 176,974. (No model.)

will be found convenient to form it into eight sections-four on eachside of the doorwayopenings D-as shown in the drawings.

E *l2 represent a contiguous pair of the auxiliary deck or floorsections, each hinged or otherwise suitably connected by one edge, a, tothe stanchions B, on opposite sides of the car, and with their otheredges, ci* a", rabbeted in opposite relations, as shown in Figs. 3 and5, so that when the two sections are folded down, as in Fig. 3, thcrabbet ot' the section will uuderlap the rabbet of the other section,E', and thus support it, so that a supporting leg or legs, F, will berequired only under the sections El. The stanchions B will be formedwith the parts below the hinges a', projecting inward to form shoulders,on which the edges of the deck-sections rest, to provide additionalsupport to the sections and prevent the whole strain coming upon thehinges a. Under some circumstai'ices the hinges a might be dispensedwith, and the edges ofthe sections E El supported only by theprojections of the stanchions B; but generally both the hinges andprojections will be used.

FP E" represent two other contiguous decksections, arranged in the. carin tlie same inanner as the sections E E, the two sets of sectionsoccupying all the space between the doorway-openings D and the end ofthe car, and forming, when turned down, a complete auxiliary deck toone-half of the car.

Each end of the car will be provided with its own-set of deck-sections;but as both ends of the car will be arranged precisely alike, I haveshown only one end as being sufficient to fully illustrate theinvention.

The rabbet in the sections EZ and E* will be provided with a smallchannel or groove, b, (see Figs. 3, 5, and 6,) and each contiguous pairof the sections will be inclined downward slightly toward each other, sothat all liquid excrement will dow down toward the center into thegroove b, which thus acts as a gutter to carry it off and prevent itsfalling upon the animals on the door A. The supporting-legs F will beformed tubular, and will be attached to the sections E E* by hinges d,so that they can be folded up against the bottoms of the sections andheld by hooks e or other means, as shown in Figs. l, 2, and 4.. When thesec IOO through the iioor A, and to insure them more perfect action inthis respect their upper ends will be enlarged, as at h, andperforations formed through the channels b abovel these enlargements, bywhich the contents of the channels will dow into the tubular support Fand be conveyed therein down through the floor A.

Opposite the joint between the ends of the deck-sections E E2 and E3 E4,and also opposite the ends of the sections E3 E1 next thedoorway-openings D, the stanchions or side frames are arranged in pairs,only a few inches apart, as shown at B2, and above each of these pairsof stanchions is pivoted a chain-pulley, H, and in the lower part of thespace between each pair isjournaled a small chain sheave or carrier, H2,each of the latter being directly in line below one of the chain-pulleysH, so that chains H3 may be run from the chainpulleys H down aroundtheir respective sheaves H2. Running across the car and journaled bytheir ends in the upper part of the side frames are a series ofhorizontal'shafts, H4-one above each set of the deck-sections E E2 andEs Ei-and each shaft carrying a chainsheave, H5, on each end in linewith one of the chainpulleys H, lso that the chains H3 will lead fromthe pulleys H to the pulleys H, as shown. ANear each of the sheaves H5,and slightly to one side and with its center a short distance below thecenter of the sheave H5, is a small carrier, H7, over which the chain H3leads to the sheave V On the journal of each of the sheaves H, andinside them, is pivoted loosely a carrier, H5, over which the chain H3leads from the carrier H2, and from thence to the carrier H7. Thecarriers H7 are set slightly at an angle, to properly guide the chainsfrom the carriers H to H8,and it may also be found necessary 4to set thecarriers H2 at an angle; buty generally such aslight deviation from atrue line as that'required can be made without causingy the chains torun off from the sheaves. Each opposite pair of the chains H3 will beconnected at intervals by slats H, each opposite pair of the chains andits connecting-slats thus forming an endless slatted belt adapted to berolled up until the slats lie along horizontally beneath the roof C, asshown at the right of Figs. 1 and 2, or run down to .divide the car intoseparate pens, as shown at the left of Figs. 1 and 2.

In Figs. 7 and 8 I have shown enlarged detail views illustrating aslight variation in the manner of operating the slattedY belts. Thisconsists in connecting to the chains or cables H3 at lm smaller cablesor chains, H10, the slats Hglteing attached to these latter cablesinstead of the main chains or cables H3, as in Figs. l

and 2. Upon each yof the pivots of the wheels or pulleys H', I arrangean additional pulleyv or carrier, H, somewhat larger than the pulleysH,over which largerpulleys,H,the slats H9 are adapted to run to holdthem outward away from'the chains orcables H3, so that the slats willnot cramp"7 in passing over the pulleys. By these simple arrangements ofthe auxiliary deck-sections andthe endless slat ted belt the car can bedivided into two compartments or ioors7 horizontally, and these doorssubdivided into pens perpendicularly,` to divide the stock into separatelots. This is a great convenience in shipping stock, as it enables theshipper to keep the animals more separated, and also enableshim tohandleand control them more easily. It alsoenables the shipper to keepsheep and swine separated, or the large animals separate from the smallones. Another great advantage gained by this arrangement is, that allthe auxiliary ioors and slatted dividing-belts may be folded up out ofthe way, and the car left entirely unobstructed for use for transportingordinary freight. y

By setting the carriers H7 in the position shown I gain two importantadvantages: rst, the chain Ha is thereby caused to encirclemore of thesurface of the sheaves H, and consequently the friction is increased, sothat less danger of slipping exists; and, second, the lower section ofthe horizontal part of the chain H3 is held at a higher point thanitcould otherwise be, so as to be more out y,of the way of freight whenthe car is used for freight, and also allow more roomfor folding up ofthe auxiliary deck-section.

Parallel with the upper surface of each of the upper horizontal sectionsof the chains HEl isa bar, L, supported in any suitable manner to theframe of the car, and adapted to support the ends of the slats H9, sothat their weight will not sag the chains downward when they areelevated, as shown at the right of Figs. 1 and 2.

Along the sides of the car, between the stanchions B B, at suitableintervals, will be arranged a series of drinkingcups, K, connectedtogether at their bottoms by pipes d', and the cups nearest the ends ofthe car connected by pipes d2 to a reservoir, K, across the end of thecar, sothat when water islpoured into the reservoir K it will runthrough the pipes d? d" into the cups K, so that the ani mals may besupplied with water from the outside of the car, and withoutremoving'them from the car. y

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is 1. In astock-car, the stanchions or side frames, B, provided withinwardly-projecting lower portions adapted to support and carry theouter edges of folding auxiliary deck-sections E E2 and P3 E4,substantially as shown and described, whereby said deck -sections may befolded up against the sides of the car to leave the interior of the carunobstructed IOO for usein transporting freight,aud folded downhorizontally to form a floor or deck in said car between its main floorand the roof, for the transportation of animals.

2. In a stock-ear, the stanchions or side frames, B, provided withinwardly-projecting lower portions adapted to support and carry theouter edges of folding auxiliary' declvsections E EZ and E E4, the innercontiguous edges of said auxiliary deck-sections being rabbeted inopposite relations and provided with hinged supporting-logs F,substantially as set forth.

3. In a stock-car, an auxiliary deck or floor intermediate between themain floor and roof, said deck being composed of inclined folding`sect-ions, and said sections being provided with gutters at their lowerends, in combination with hollow legs which support the lower ends ofthe folding sections, and which communicate with said gutters,-substantially and for the purpose set forth.

4. In a stock-car, sheaves H', H, H5, and H8, said sheaves H and Hs being concentric with each other, and endless stallbar4 carryingI cableswhich pass consecutively around sheaves H, H5, HS, and H'l back tosheaves H', in the order named, in combination with angularlyset sheavesor carriers H7, mounted between sheaves H5 and HB, which lead the cablesfrom sheaves H5 to sheave HB, substantially as set forth.

5. In a stock-car, endless cables which support and carry transversestall-bars, and which run over suitable sheaves, whereby said stallbarsmay be raised and lowered across the car, in combination with horizontalbars fixed to the upper part of the ear, which support the ends o1" saidstall-bars when the saine are elevated, substantially as set forth.

6. In a stoclcear, endless cables which run over suitable sheaves, shortcables attached at their ends to said endless cables, and transversestall-bars secured to said short cables, and adapted to be raised andlowered across the ear by means of said endless cables, in combinationwith disks or carriers H, which support the ends of said stall-bars whensaid bars are being raised or lowered, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

HENRY CLINTON HICKS.

\Vitnesses:

C. N. VOODWARD, H. M. NoR'roN.

